Effects of a standard high-fat diet with or without multiple deficiencies on bone parameters in ovariectomized mature rat

PLoS One. 2017 Sep 26;12(9):e0184983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184983. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a standard high fat diet (D12451) with or without vitamin D3, phosphorus, and calcium (i.e., high-fat diet [HFD] or high-fat deficient diet [HFDD]) on the bone parameters of ovariectomized female rats. Six-month-old of female Sprauge Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into six study groups: sham operation with standard chow diet (SSCD), sham operation with a HFD (SHFD), sham operation with a HFDD (SHFDD), ovariectomized (OVX), OVX with a HFD (OVX-HFD), and OVX with a HFDD (OVX-HFDD). A bilateral ovariectomy was administered to the OVX, OVX-HFD, and OVX-HFDD rats, while the SSCD, SHFD, and SHFDD rats were only given a laparotomy. Multiple analyses concerning the glucose and insulin tolerance, structure, bone strength, bone matrix, and mineralization of the rats were conducted in order to produce a detailed characterization of the effects of a HFD and a HFDD on postmenopausal osteoporotic rats. Seven months of HFD and HFDD feeding resulted in obesity and insulin resistance in female SD rats. A standard HFD increased the bone calcium content and bone strength of OVX rats. Conversely, the serum N-mid osteocalcin (N-MID-OT) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) levels in the OVX-HFDD group were increased, accompanied by a clear decrease in the bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), bone calcium and bone strength, as well as reduced osteocalcin expression. A HFDD weakened the activity of the osteoblasts while aggravating bone loss and decreasing bone strength in ovariectomized rats, which may be due to the calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 deficiencies in the diet.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Body Weight
  • Bone Density
  • Bone and Bones / physiology*
  • Diet, High-Fat*
  • Estrogens / blood
  • Female
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Lipids / blood
  • Ovariectomy*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Estrogens
  • Lipids

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Fund of the Anhui Natural Science Foundation of China (1308085MH154, 1608085MH208) (http://www.ahkjt.gov.cn/technologi/kxsjkcx/zrkxjjk/A043006index_1.htm) and National TCM clinical research base of special foundation (JDZX2015129) (http://www.satcm.gov.cn/e/action/ShowInfo.php?classid=58&id=22272).